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Session II." 1921. NEW ZEALAND.

VALUATION OF LAND DEPARTMENT. STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1921.

Laid before Parliament pursuant to Section 42 of the Valuation of Land Act, 1908.

Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure for the Yeah ended 31st Maroh, 1921. Dr. Receipts. £ s. d. Cr. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Fees for valuers'reports, &c. 30,866 19 4 By Salaries ... ... ...36,132 6 10 Contributions from local au- Advertising, books, newspapers, thorities for preparing and and other publications ... 86 14 9 correcting rolls ... 11,552 10 9 Assessment Court expenses ... 174 0 6 Recovery from State Advances Cost-of-living bonus, Ist Department for agency work 1,000 0 0 January to 31st March, 1920 364 6 11 Recovery from Land-tax Fees to valuers ... ... 17,433 0 8 Department for supplying Freight, cartage, and transport land-tax rolls ... ... 7,740 0 0 charges ... ... 51 14 4 Recoveries from District Fuel, light, power, and water 22 19 8 Valuers in respect of motor- Law-costs ... ... 8 7 6 cars purchased ... ... 456 19 2 Maps, tracings, schedules of Balance ... ... ... 28,332 14 8 land transactions, &c. ... 806 17 8 Of'iice-cleaning ... ... 9 16 0 Office fittings and requisites (including printing and stationery) ... ... 2,406 9 2 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers ... 50 0 0 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 1,222 15 4 Purchase of motor-cars from Post and Telegraph Department ... ... ... 2,643 18 1 Rent ... ... ... 30 0 0 Revision of districts ... 4,559 10 7 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 301 9 6 Temporary assistance ... 5,072 9 0 Temporary assistance (uniform cost-of-living increase, subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls) ... 539 3 3 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 7,702 13 3 Typewriters : purchase and repairs... ... ... 247 0 6 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... 83 10 5 £79,949 3 11 £79,949 3 11 Examined and found correct. F. W. Flanagan, Valuer-General. Robert J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. sth October, 1921. Note.—The receipts are £1,066 sa. less than the figures shown in the Treasury accounts, being the difference between the amount in the hands of the Post Office on 31st March, 1920, and 31st March, 1921.

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